Folding table.



H. YSSKEN.

FOLDING TABLE.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 1, I914.

i ,1 89,645. Patented July 4, 1916.

I 3,8 I 36 WITNESSES: jA if- 5 INVENTO? 77m /@WW 4 W ATT RNEYS.

HERMAN 'YSSKIN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

FOLDING TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented July 1916.

Application fiIedJune 1, 1914. Serial No. 842,041.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN YSSKIN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Newark, county of Essex,.and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new sary. The invention is designed to provide a tableof this kind which can be folded into a small space and it makes a longnarrow bundle which can be easily taken on trolley cars and other publicconveyances and takes up but little room, as it is adapted to be setvertically against a wall, the supporting legs of the table also beinginclosed or included in the collapsed structure.

The invention consists primarily of a series of top sections which, whenplaced side by side, form the table top, but which can be nested whenthe table is knocked down, the nested sections receiving the foldedsupports or stands of the table, the whole being adapted to be strappedor otherwise bound so that the parts are held in place, as will beevident.

The invention relates further to details of construction which areillustrated in the drawing and described in the specification, thesedetails being adapted to be changed in minor respects without departingfrom the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a top view of a table set up ready for use. Fig. 2 is a Viewof the back of the table shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is an end view ofthe table. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on line 4; in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa section through the table when it is collapsed and the parts arenested and assembled. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a preferredbinding, means for one end of the table, this view also showing aperspective view of one end of the table sections. Fig. 7 is alongitudinal section through one of the table secof catch that can beused on the binding means tohold the parts of the table together, andFig. 9 1s a section showing a detail for supportlng an edge section ofthe table when said edge section is thinner than the adjacent section.

The table is supported on suitable legs or stands 10, the type shownbeing of the kind that usually are used by paper hangers, conslsting oflegs 11 and legs 12 which are pivoted together at 18 and are arranged oneach side of a bar 14: which can be raised to a horizontal position andis provided with notches 15 into which a staple 16 can be placed to holdthe stand at various heights. So far as described this table is not new,and I do not wish to be limited to the exact type of stand shown.

Supported on the horizontal bar 14 is the table top which consists oftable sections, these table sections being so constructed that they canbe nested when the table top is collapsed, but being adapted to form astiff top when they are extended and bound together to form the fiat topof a table. In the form of table shown, which'is a paper hangers table,although the table can be used for other purposes, one of the tablesections 17 is made of wood, this being preferred on account of thecutting that has to be done and the wood oflers a better surface forcutting than the metal sections. It will be understood, however, thatthe end sections 17 can be made of metal or any other suitable material,if desired. The table sections 18 are preferably made of metal and aremade U-shaped, that is, they are provided with side flanges, the wholehaving the appearance of a trough, these troughs then being turnedbottom side up and arranged side by side so as to form a flat even topfor the table, the flanges 19 of these tops abutting and holding thesections in alinement. To one of the end sections, and in theillustration 1 have selected the end section 17 as being the one, issecured a latch 20 which is pivoted as at 21 to the end section so thatit can swing thereon, being,

adapted to swing against the side of the section 17 when the sections 18are removed, but to be swung outward and receive the ends of thesections 18, since the latch 20 is provided with a channel 22, the topand bottom flanges 23 and 24 respectively receiving the ends of thesections 18 shown in Fig. 4:, the flanges 19 being provided at theirends with chamfered or inclined lower edges 25. ing position shown inFig. 1 it receives the ends of the sections 18 and supports these endsso that the table is level and the sections are properly alined. Thechanneled or U-shaped cross-sectional form of the sections 18 stifl'ensthem so that they are not apt to bend or curve toan excessive extent,and a stiff table top is the resultant structure. The edge section 17 isusually made thinner than the sections 18 and in a case of this kind thesection 18 adjacent to .the edge section 17 has one of its flanges 19bent outward to form a lip 26 along that edge of the section 18 and thussupport the edge section 17. When the latch 20 is attached to this thinsection 17 it will still receive the end of the section 18 on account ofthe thinned or chamfered ends of such sections 18 shown in Fig. i. Thesections 18 are made so that they are slightly different widths so thatthey will fit together when nested, as shown in Fig. 5. ()ne of thesections, that is, the section that is to be innermost of the nestedones, is provided with brackets 27 on its under surface, these acting asstops, the purposes of which will be described hereinafter.

When the table is to be set up, the stands 10 are erected at the properpoints and the section 17 is laid across the stands and then thesections 18 adjacent to it, these being properly arranged side by side,and then the latches 20 are swung so as to bind the parts together andhold them intheir assembled positions. The table is now ready for useand it is quickly set up, as will be evident. If desired, the latchescan be locked in place, one form of lock being shown in Fig. 8, thisconsisting of a swinging catch 28 which is attached by suitable pivotalconnection 29 to the end of the latch 20. The catch 28 has a handle 30and it engages a suitable holding element 31. In the form shown thisconsists of a stud or headed rivet over which the catch 28 is sprung. Itwill be evident, however, that any other form of catch which is suitableforthe purpose can be used in this device.

When the table is to be assembled, the

table sections 17 from the other tablesections, and these latches 20 arethen folded against the sides of the end sections 17 so as to make along narrow element of it.

Then the sections 18 are nested as shown in Fig. 5, one being placedwithin the other, the innermost of the sections being the oneillustrated in Fig. 7 that has the brackets 27 attached to its innerface or under surface.

In the space between these brackets or stops 27 and the side flanges 19are placed the stands 10, these stands being shown folded When the latchis swung to the lock-1 in Figs. 5 and 7, the reference numeral 32although it will be evident that other binding means and other means ofsecuring said binding means can be employed. 7

The table, when collapsed, forms a long narrow bundle which can beeasily trans- ,ported in trolley cars and the like, since it occupiesbut little room. In the type of I ordinary paper hangers tables thesections would be four or five inches wideand between five and six feetlong so that the whole bundle would not exceed these requirements verymuch, which is a marked contrast to the old type of table made of wideboards which were thick and were placed one on top of the other, usuallyrequiring a wagon for their transportation. The end section 17 isusually made of wood as above described, but the intermediate sectionsare made of tin or other sheet metal which is bent up into the formshown, and while the sections are stiff and form a substantial table topwhen they are assembled, they are light in weight, and the whole table,when collapsed and assembled as shown in Fig. 5, does not weigh verymuch.

The table when made according to this invention is stiff by reason ofthe flanges, I

and a light metal can be used which, when bent up into the channeledform, provides the necessary stiflness for the table.

It will be understood that the device can be lightened by stamping holesor openings therein at the proper places in order to cut away thematerial.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: V

1. In a table, a foldable support, a flat top portion formed ofchanneled sections which are adapted to be nested, means for holding thesections side by side with their tops in the same plane, the sectionswhen nested receiving the folded support, and means for holding thesections together when they are nested.

2. In a table, a pair of foldable stands, a top portion formed of longnarrow channeled sections which are adapted to be laid side by side ornested, and a latch secured to one of the sections and adapted to holdthe sections side by side, one of said sections acting as a holder forthe stands when folded.

3. In a table, a top portion formed of sec-' tions with longitudinalchannels to providefor their being nested, and latches to engage theends of the sections to hold them When they are side by side.

4. In a table, a top portion formed of sections With longitudinalchannels to provide for their being nested, and latches to engage theends of the sections to hold them when they are side by side, thelatches being pivotally attached to selected sections.

5. In a table, a top portion formed of Iongitudinally arranged sections,the sections having flat tops and having side flanges depending from thelongitudinal edges to form channels in the bottom of the sectionsWhereby the sections are adapted to be nested, and latches swinging onone end section and engaging the ends of the remaining sections to holdthem in position.

6. In a table, a top portion formed of longitudinally arranged sections,the sections having flat tops and having side flanges depending from thelongitudinal edges to form channels in the bottom of the sectionsWhereby the sections are adapted to be nested, latches swinging on oneend section and engaging the ends of the remaining sections to hold themin position, catches to lock the latches in holding position, andbrackets arranged in the channel of at least one section.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 28th day of May, 1914.

HERMAN YSSKIN. Witnesses:

BERNARD SMYER, WM. H. CAMFIELD.

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